Canada Soccer has unveiled its roster of 21 players who will represent Canada at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup™ in Colombia, taking place from August 31 to September 22.
The roster includes current Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy wingback Jaime Perrault and midfielder Jeneva Hernandez Gray, as well as academy alums and recent 2024 League1 BC centre back Clare Logan (University of Notre Dame) and fullback Mya Archibald (University of Illinois). Perrault and Hernandez Gray will depart following the Concacaf W Champions cup match this coming Wednesday, August 21 against Club América Femenil in Mexico City, and will miss the Wednesday, September 4 match at Santa Fe FC in Panama.
Under the leadership of head coach Cindy Tye, the team will gather in Bogotá, Colombia for a preparation camp from August 22 to 26 before traveling to Medellín on August 27 ahead of Canada’s opening match of the tournament.
Drawn into Group B, Canada will face France, Brazil, and Fiji. The team will begin their group-stage journey against France on Saturday, August 31, followed by matches against Fiji on Tuesday, September 3, and Brazil on Thursday, September 6. The top two teams from each group will advance to the round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams. The tournament will then progress through the quarterfinals, semifinals, a third-place match, and conclude with the final on September 22 in Bogotá, the nation's capital.
"This tournament is a great opportunity to test our young players," said Cindy Tye, Canada Soccer’s women’s U-20 national team head coach. "It offers them the chance to accumulate memorable experiences and matches. We will be faced with various styles of play, challenged to adapt each game, while maintaining our identity. We are excited about this roster; they are versatile and ready to gain valuable experience on the world stage.”
For the first time, Canada Soccer's women's U-20 World Cup roster will include professional players, with Olivia Smith from Liverpool FC Women and Amanda Allen from Orlando Pride. The rest of the squad is comprised of athletes competing in NCAA Division 1 or a part of one of Canada’s National Development Centres.
For the 11th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™, the tournament has expanded from 16 to 24 teams. The participating teams include Colombia, Australia, Cameroon, and Mexico (Group A); France, Canada, Brazil, and Fiji (Group B); Spain, USA, Paraguay, and Morocco (Group C); Germany, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Korea Republic (Group D); Japan, New Zealand, Ghana, and Austria (Group E); and Korea DPR, Argentina, Costa Rica, and the Netherlands (Group F).
This will be Canada’s ninth appearance in the competition, with their best result being a silver medal in the inaugural 2002 edition, which was hosted in Canada.
In June 2023, Canada secured their spot in the tournament by finishing third at the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Their qualification was clinched with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Costa Rica. Throughout the competition, Canada scored 16 goals in five matches, with Olivia Smith and Annabelle Chukwu leading the way, each scoring four goals.
CANADA
GK- Sofia Cortes-Browne | USA / University of Arizona
GK- Faith Fenwick | USA / Gonzaga University
GK- Noelle Henning | CAN / NDC-CDN Ontario
D- Mya Archibald | USA / University of Illinois
D- Jadea Collin | USA / University of Wisconsin-Madison
D- Clare Logan | USA / University of Notre Dame
D- Zoe Markesini | USA / Princeton University
D- Janet Okeke | USA / North Carolina State University
D- Ella Ottey | USA / University of Wisconsin-Madison
D- Renee Watson | USA / Michigan State University
M- Kayla Briggs | USA / Providence College
M- Jeneva Hernandez Gray | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
M- Anaya Johnson | USA / University of Connecticut
M- Florianne Jourde | USA / University of Southern California
M- Sadie Waite | USA / University of Nebraska
F- Amanda Allen | USA / Orlando Pride
F- Annabelle Chukwu | USA / University of Notre-Dame
F- Ella McBride | USA / Providence College
F- Jaime Perrault | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
F- Nyah Rose | USA / Southern Methodist University
F- Olivia Smith | ENG / Liverpool FC Women
CANADA A-Z
Player | Birthyear | City in which they grew up | Notable Canadian youth clubs*
Nom de la joueuse | Année de naissance | Lieu où elle a grandi | Début d’activité/premier club*
Allen, Amanda | she/elle | 19 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga SC
Archibald, Mya | she/elle | 19 | Fall River, NS, CAN | Scotia SC
Briggs, Kayla | she/elle | 19 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Leaside SC
Chukwu, Annabelle | she/elle | 17 | Gravesend, Kent, ENG & Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
Collin, Jadea | she/elle | 18 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Erin Mills Soccer Club
Cortes-Browne, Sofia | she/elle | 18 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
Fenwick, Faith | she/elle | 19 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Markham SC
Henning, Noelle | she/elle | 17 | Milton, ON, CAN | Milton YSC
Hernandez Gray, Jeneva | she/elle | 18 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC
Johnson, Anaya | she/elle | 19 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Woodbridge Soccer Club
Jourde, Florianne | she/elle | 19 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Boucaniers Montréal
Logan, Clare | she/elle | 19 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Vancouver United FC
Markesini, Zoe | she/elle | 19 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham SC
McBride, Ella | she/elle | 20 | Peterborough, ON, CAN | Peterborough YSC
Okeke, Janet | she/elle | 18 | Laval, QC, CAN | CS Fabrose Laval
Ottey, Ella | she/elle | 19 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Dixie SC
Perrault, Jaime | she/elle | 18 | Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN | West Coast Soccer in Pitt Meadows
Rose, Nyah | she/elle | 19 | Markham, ON, CAN | Unionville-Milliken SC
Smith, Olivia | she/elle | 19 | Whitby, ON, CAN | Whitby Iroquois SC
Waite, Sadie | she/elle | 20 | St. Thomas, ON, CAN | St. Thomas SC
Watson, Renee | she/elle | 19 | Toronto, ON, CAN | East York SC
